Renzulli’s Enrichment Triad Model

Type 1 Enrichment Activities are designed to expose students to a wide variety of disciplines, topics, occupations, hobbies, persons, places, and events that would not be covered in a regular classroom. Type 1 experiences can involve the following:

• Contacting speakers
• Arranging demonstrations, trips, and/or performances
• using varied materials such as films, slides, videos, print and non-print media

Type 2 Enrichment Activities promote the development of thinking and feeling processes such as:

• Creative thinking, problem solving and critical thinking skills
• A wide variety of specific learning how-to-learn skills
• Skills in the use of advanced-level reference materials
• Written, oral, and visual communication
Type 3 Enrichment Activities involve pursuing “self-selected” areas (within guideline topics) for advanced content acquisition and process training in which students assume the role of first-hand inquirer. The goals of these type activities include the following:
• Providing opportunities to apply interests, knowledge, creative ideas, and task
• commitment to a selective problem
• Acquiring advanced-level understanding of knowledge (content) and methodology (process)
• Developing authentic products
• Developing self-directed learning skills in the areas of planning, organization, resource utilization, time management, decision-making, and self-evaluation
Developing task commitment, self-confidence, and feelings of creative accomplishment.